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Syria’s Interior Ministry announced on April 11 that five people have been arrested over a plot to attack an unidentified religious figure in the capital, Damascus, alleging the cell was linked to Hezbollah.
In a statement, the ministry said that security forces observed a woman as she attempted to “plant an explosive device in front of the house of a religious figure” near a church in Damascus’s Bab Touma neighborhood.
Security forces intervened and dismantled the device, then went on to arrest all five members of the cell, the ministry added.
“Preliminary investigations revealed the cell’s link to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and that its members received specialised military training abroad,” the statement reads.
Later, both Syria’s Al-Akhbariya TV and Israel’s e Kan public broadcaster identified the religious figure that cell attempted to target as Rabbi Michael Khoury.
Click to see full-size image. (Syrian Ministry of Interior)
Just a day earlier, Syrian security forces conducted an operation in the town of Khan Arnabeh in the southern governorate of al-Qunitra, with later reports revealing that a cell that attempted to shoot down an Israeli fighter jet bombing neighboring Lebanon was arrested.
These operations came despite the fact that just last week Syria witnessed a series of protests last week against the recently approved Israeli law allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. Personnel from the military and security forces took part in the protests, and even went as far as threatening Israel.
Following the start of the American-Israeli war on Iran, Syria began to escalate against Hezbollah, deploying troops along the border with Lebanon and uncovering several smuggling tunnels. Reports even suggested that the country’s Islamist rulers are planning a military operation against the group. Syrian officials have denied, but the recent accusations suggest that this could eventually happen.
Any attack from Syria against Hezbollah, which is currently facing an Israeli offensive, will likely trigger a fierce response from Iran and its allies, especially in Iraq.
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israelis faking their own attacks again to justify more attacks on syria i hope the day comes that jewlani gets hung from a lamp pole. he is a crypto jew just like zelensky those t ra itors need to be eliminated. they are a menace to the people they oppress.under as s ad syria was at least still independent and kept israel expanionism in check. the w ar against iran would not have happened if a ssad didnt fall. erdogan is a dirty zionist helper. gives them oil to israel fueling the genoc ide
five people tried to kill rabbi in damascus? oh shiìiiiiiittttt!!!! here’s a free box of adult diapers from our company….go die somewhere else rabbi…try morocco…
the jew haters lose again!!!
the “syrian government” appears to be just another branch of the israeli government.